Precision Agriculture- Technological Tools for Decision Making

4 cr · Undergraduate

(Lab required) Precision agriculture is a philosophy of agricultural management that has been enabled by modern technology. This course will examine both the technology and the techniques that can be used to improve the efficiency of agricultural operations by decreasing costs, increasing profits, and decreasing hazards to the environment. Students will be introduced to current and emerging technologies for crop, livestock and business management. Students will have the opportunity to apply data generated from these technologies to support decision making required by farm managers.